高考英语信息匹配、任务型阅读基础训练题(18)

2014高考英语信息匹配、任务型阅读基础训练题（18）及答案【2014界河北省衡水中学二模】

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。（71—75涂到答题卡上，选E涂AB，选F涂AC，选G涂AD）

____72___ Among the Masai of East Africa, when men are old enough to marry and make decisions for their people, they participate in a special ceremony in which they paint their heads and faces red. This ceremony takes place every seven to fourteen years, so there is not an exact age for participating in it. The Samburu, also from East Africa, like to paint their faces and hair red because they think it looks attractive.

____73____ To show that he has killed a lion, a man will paint his body with a natural white material, making special marks to represent this accomplishment. The Masai men also use this white to show that they are no longer boys and are considered adults.

One quite unusual example of face painting is done by the Wodaabe people of West Africa. Once a year, they have a beauty contest for men. ____74___ Then they add white and black circles and lines. Black paint is used near the eyes and on the lips to draw attention to the whiteness of their eyes and teeth, which the Wodaabe consider most beautiful.____75___.

As you travel, enjoy the beautiful and bright colors of Africa.

A. Red is the common color in body painting because it often represents health

and long life.

B. Other marks are used for ceremonies such as weddings and during times of war.

C. The ceremony expresses hope for rain.

D. The Masai men also have a unique way of showing that they are brave.

E. The women then decide which man they like best.

F. The men pretend to fight each other.

G. The men paint their faces yellow and red.

【参考答案】71—75、BADGE

【2014河南省淇县高级中学一模】

（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years before the Spanish arrived

in the 1500s．They had farms, beautiful palaces, and cities with many buildings． 71 This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that rime, because they could use it to make their life more comfortable and rewarding．In ancient Mexico there were many small clearings in the forest．In each clearing was a village with fields of corn, beans, and other crops around it．To clear the land for farms, the Maya cut down trees with stone axes．They planted seeds by digging holes in the ground with pointed sticks． 72

The Maya believed in many gods, including rain gods, sun gods, and corn gods． The people built large temples to honor the Mayan gods, around which cities were built．Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing．Although the cities were beautiful, and the people worked hard to build them, few of them lived there．Usually, only the priests lived in the cities．The other people lived in small villages in the forests．They lived in small huts with no windows．The walls were made of poles covered with dried mud, and the roof was made

of grass or leaves． 73

Measuring time was important to the Maya． 74 The Maya developed a system

for measuring time accurately．Mayan priests made a system to keep track of time．They made a calendar based on their study of the sun, moon and stars．The Mayan calendar